For sure LFA 166 was not so much of a banger and the Main Event and the Co-Main ended with a Decision win we are ready to embark on a new event for sure and for me because the Tyson Fury VS Francis Ngannou fight is on the corner I am saying that we are having a new LFA event this coming Sept, 15,

LFA 167: Piersma vs. Smyth

Friday 09.15.2023 at 09:00 PM ET



Promotion: Legacy Fighting Alliance
Venue: Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Location: Niagara Falls, New York

MAIN EVENT
Jonathan Piersma VS Devin Smyth

CO-MAIN EVENT
Shamidkhan Magomedov VS Bakhromjon Mashrapov

MAIN CARD
Ashley Nichols VS Nadia Vera
Liam Anderson VS Jay Manning
Jimmy Lawson VS Matt Adams
Jeffrey Craig VS Barrington Bishop

PRELIMINARY CARD
Eduardo Penha VS Jessen Ramcharan
Mus'Aib Baiyina VS Austin Ross
Joan Nelson VS Brittany Bickhart

All Information Was From TAPOLOGY: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/104271-lfa-167-piersma-vs-smyth

It was really the same strategy but the difference in this strategy was the enhanced defense, Many are saying that Israel Adesanya might be off he is not himself entering the ring Well actually it was the other way around for sure Izzy was entering the ring ready for this fight he is confident that he will win this while Sean Strickland was the one that was off, he said in the interview he is expecting that he will get hurt from this fight for sure and he is not gaining confidence at all, but a different thing have happen for sure as  Sean Strickland bested Adesanya in this one, for sure


It was all in the defense even the announcers noticed it and kept on saying that they never thought how important the defense was for sure Israel Adesanya's strategy was to keep on kicking his game plan was those flashy kicks but Strickland kept on checking them, which in the Abus Magomedov fight he barely checking those question mark kicks while in this fight Strickland Miraculously keep on checking those kicks so for sure defense in much important basic for a fighter,


Actually, we can but after Israel, Adesanya fights 1 opponent first because hat Pereira lost he immediately can make a rematch because of the consecutive wins he got but this time he came with 1 loss against Pereira and 1 win against Pereira aswell, so he can not be given an immediate rematch, I was really wrong for thinking that Izzy could get an Immediate rematch but he can not,

I kept missing games aswell for if I had made a bet for those games I would have won it all because most of the winning were likely teams that I would surely pick, and the Chicago Sky now had a great winning for this game aswell for sure I will be making a hefty of money if I could place a bet again, been busy with the FIBA and with something that is not online so pretty much I am busy for sure but this matchup are very interesting indeed,


Today's game was so early that I missed it aswell well I was busy with today's UFC fights and sadly the Middleweight champion lost, so it was a devastating loss with some of my bets, and yeah I am lacking money to bet for those games but small amount will surely do but yeah I just fell asleep out of frustration, well sad to say did all of your bet lost for today's game? if I am seeing it correctly, you seem brave betting for the Phoenix Mercury versus the defending champion, but surely the next game is on Sept. 14,

And the USA can not do a thing, for sure The USA got a decent spread but it was not enough, regardless of what the Basher will have to say to him (including myself) Dillon Brooks is really something else he has shown a totally different Brooks in this game, for sure the coach has said that he just lets Brooks play this one, and for sure if his defensive pay isn't effective in him then his offense was really something and from that press conference after the game Dillon Brook was weirdly humble at all, we can see a different side of Dillon Brooks for sure,


For sure it really was a bad game for the USA Canada along with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks have an amazing game today have an amazing run and are for sure a better team When it comes to the USA I was really disappointed they likely weren't to win and they aren't really motivated in doing this, for sure and they just want to finish this day and leave, but for Canada for sure Dillon Brooks is really motivated in doing this for sure,

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The result of my bet for the Finals games for the FIBA World Cup Congrats for the Germany team winning this year,

USA VS Canada SCORE 118 - 127 - LOST

Germany VS Serbia SCORE 83 - 77 - WIN

For sure Drake just backing up a friend when betting on the stake promo double the money when Israel Adesanya won because Izzy is the global ambassador for Stake bets, Drake is promoting for sure but unfortunately, it lost big time, and sure it got announce even if you google it it has spread like wildfire for sure,




For sure there will be a rematch because Israel Adesanya is the previous Champion maybe he needs to get back to the basics or maybe grappling on the ground could take down Sean Strickland for sure as Eugene Bareman has said the rematch camp will be excruciating for sure just like what he did with the Alex Pereira Rematch getting back his belt, for sure they will face another like that and think of a way in getting the belt back,

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In that 1st round Adesanya and his crew didn't make any adjustments for sure Eugene Bareman should have been prepared for this kind of situation by having a Plan B if Plan A didn't work but instead, they stayed in this situation and just hoped for the best which is not a typical trainer should do, going out there without any plans at all, for sure takedowns will get Sean Strickland but there are no takedowns at all, for sure he can go with the takedowns after all he keeps showing it in his training videos,

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Now my bets and pick results

Israel Adesanya VS Sean Strickland ROUND 5 - DECISION - LOST

This is kind of a shocker At the same time there is something on the back of my head that Strickland might get a win over Adesanya and he did, Sean Strickland is doing it with just basic skills, so for sure his boxing was on another level, while Israel Adesanaya wasn't really near Stricklands striking and defense for sure that round 1 was enough for the judges to see who really won the fight, it was the total defense of Strickland that lead him winning against Adesanaya there is something really odd with Sean Strickland when I am watching him against Abus Magomedov I should have seen it from there but because I was betting in favor of Izzy I was really blinded,

Tai Tuivasa VS Alexander Volkov ROUND 2 - SUBMISSION - WIN

It was a hard fight for Alexander Volkov for sure but this fight proven that he is a better fighter than Tai Tuivasa and that technical striking of Volkov is really something that when tai Tuivasa proven that his durability was on another level Alexander Volkov resulted with the Submission, for sure it was a great fight for Alexander Volkov getting a submission win over Tai Tuivasa,

Justin Tafa VS Austen Lane ROUND 1 - KO/TKO - LOST

This is really something that many anticipated Justin Tafa surely got the power needed to knockout Austen Lane, I really thought that Lane could go with the submission and submit Tafa in this division but for sure it was a hard fight for him, and it was a fight that ended quickly to quick that Justin Tafa really has a scary fast punch for sure that Austen Lane didn't see,

For me, I am OK with the two teams but for sure I will bet because I like the USA and I like any teams in the FIBA because I think that the USA will be motivated to get any position in the FIBA because they likely lost a close game against Germany but for sure I will feel OK even if the USA lost this game but this is just what I think may happen in this game, but anything can surely happen this is Basketball after all,


for sure the fans will not care about the third place at all and will go straight in watching the Championship but if the USA lost against Canada then Steve Kerr's and the USA's reputation is on the line for sure so they will do anything they can to surely win this,

But man it is really hard to pick on the finals because both teams could surely win and this is really a close game for sure but I have chosen Germany because they got a Footballer on their team so yeah they could kick the ball in the ring instead of shooting with hands, (just kidding)


I really think he doesn't mean something like that but yeah fixing a game in FIBA is really impossible I guess there could be a referee favoring a team but for an official to be favoring something that would be obvious for sure and yeah why bother fixing a game for the 3rd place why not for the championship,

The sad thing happened and Sean Strickland won the fight It was a crucial thing indeed his defense has proven that he is the real deal for sure If Alex Pereira can conquer the Light Heavyweight division he will surely go back to the Middleweight and get the belt from Sean Strickland for sure Strickland has gotten into Israel Adesanya's head so much that he is just focused in winning with a knockout and I think this is what Sean Strickland would like for Izzy to keep on attacking him but yeah it was a lost I just got to watch the fight again for sure


I was really shocked for sure Sean Strickland had gotten into his head, One thing for sure I really thought that Philly's defense would not work against a technical fighter and would just work against a regular fighter like Abus Magomedov but I was proven wrong as Israel Adesanya is having a hard time against Sean Strickland the 1st round was proven that Izzy needs to adjust quickly and result to kicks but even that Strickland can also see to it and can catch the kicks of Israel Adesanya I though I would win this and get the double winnings on stake but I surely lost my bet, as we have a new middleweight champion,

Now that I have seen these two faced-off I can say that the fight is sure now and it is near than we are expecting it, because October 28 is not a far away, Here is the video of their face-off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPEJl_PuLE

And in that video not disgracing body fats or body figure because they are unique that way and Tyson Fury is so sure about still beating Francis Ngannou with his belly intact for sure I have seen men do it inside the ring, their fatness is never a hinder for them, and Tyson Fury also quote that " He is fat as a pig and still number 1" for sure that are all facts, Tyson Fury can be fat but still become a great champion and boxer but not all that has the same body figure like Fury can become champion and great from boxing for sure,

What interested me more was the way Tyson Fury said that he would beat Francis Ngannou in the ring and would also beat him in a cage which contradicted the 1st thing he said that he would not go inside the cage with Ngannou, This it just a statement without any meaning for Tyson Fury further hyping the fight for sure, but here is the video of what he have said, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i_W0stMKh7Y

For sure this FIBA World Cup will be an eye-opener for many and for the NBA to not give proper importance to sending their best players in it but sure their reasoning is also not wrong for the new young talents will surely gain quite experience in this event, but still, I think the lost of the USA team will serve as a wake-up call that there are greats outside of the NBA and the NBA is not a base of superiority when it comes to a peak in Basketball and getting out the mentality that if there is an NBA player in a team that team will likely succeed, which is Correct and Wrong at the same time because there are no proper answer to it, but equality,

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Now my picks for the last two games of the FIBA World Cup,

USA VS Canada

For sure it is a close game mostly due to all the losses of the USA but Canada can not be underestimated They are also a solid team and their losses are close enough and as I have said not because there are many NBA players on the team doesn't mean they will likely win but there are surely not wrong aswell, and so I think the game between Germany the USA team is quite formidable so my pick is the USA team,

Germany VS Serbia

For the finals, this is really an interesting choice, and who's going to be FIBA champions for sure Serbia has given their all in their previous games and it is not shocking enough that they are winning against Canada while many are surely giving credit to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander I really think Bogdan Bogdanovic wasn't given much attention at all but for this game Germany will surely get this game they have Bayern Munchen backing them up,

Actually, this is also the 1st time I have seen the Kangaroo in collaboration with the UFC, Maybe it was when they established their Sportbookies on the site they needed something that would keep fans making bets for them and if you look at the regular site of Kangaroo you can see this in their official site (Roobet.fun is not accessible in our country) well for some reasons, but if you didn't tell here in the forum that Kangaroo is in collaboration with the UFC I will not surely know, but this is a sportsbet forum so yeah I think let's minimal the used of other betting sites,

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Here is my Prediction and bet for the UFC 293 I have posted it on the other team so I am just quoting this here for fans in this thread to see, so I am not going to repost it again because it is the same and just editing some small details that I think anyone will not notice,

For sure because of the last Press Conference when Sean Strickland was fighting Alex Pereira I think that was UFC 276 Israel Adesanya VS Jared Cannonier and instead of Sean Strickland's trash-talking Alex Pereira he set his target to Israel Adesanya I think the UFC has seen the potential for Strickland to be loved by many when he is doing this kind of stuff which is the UFC think it is a best Pay per view of a fight and not the Dricus Du Plessis fight I think this is all a collaboration of the UFC because the fight of Adesanya and Du Plessis is getting more below the belt about races they need to kill the fire first and bring in the Trash talking fighter back on UFC 276, for sure The UFC is getting a lot of money in this fight now, and about Izzy acting Like a king for me a lot of people do make mistake and his status as a champion you could say that he is a king, and I think along the way typically he surely made mistakes for sure, and using his status as a champion in somewhat weird way,

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Now here are my predictions for the UFC 293

Israel Adesanya VS Sean Strickland

The stake odds for this fight are 1.16 for Adesanya and 6.00 for Strickland, For this fight I see Sean Strickland has a great defense his boxing defense now is mad great, and against Abus Magomedov it was a one-sided fight for sure because Abus Magomedov lacks technicality in his game plan he doesn't know what to do and he doesn't know how Strickland defended his punches, for sure this is very effective against Abus Magomedov but for Israel Adesanya this is a different story because Izzy can surely see this and Strickland defense has a side effect and that is he can not defend kicks he doesn't have any answer when it comes to kicks, so for sure Israel Adesanya can still win here and Adesanya didn't loose sight on Sean Strickland he is lock on to his target for sure he is more focus than he did with Alex Pereira, and thanks to Strickland's trash talking he will surely murder him inside the octagon,  but my bet for this fight is Israel Adesanya will be winning with KO or Decision,

Tai Tuivasa VS Alexander Volkov

The stake odds for this fight are 3.00 for Tuivasa and 1.44 for Volkov, For this fight I have seen that Tai Tuivasa is having great fun in the press conference I really think he is a cool dude and I like his energy Well I really love him to win this but against Alexander Volkov, I feel that Volkov still has the chance in winning this but I really wish I am wrong about this after watching the Tuivasa fight I just want to change my bet to Tuivasa but I already lock it down to Alexander Volkov and because I have seen that Tuivasa now is training with Grappling so this is going to be interesting, because Alexander Volkov is surely technical and I am going with Alexander Volkov,

Justin Tafa VS Austen Lane

The stake odds for this fight are 1.47 for Tafa and 2.85 for Lane, for this fight This is a rematch because the 1st fight was a No Contest because of an unintentional eye poke We can not see much on who is winning the fight but for me, Justin Tafa has a strong punch for sure he can knock out cold Lane if he hits him with that devastating punch of his but because Austen Lane has a good combination of punches and kicks this is an interesting fight and Lane also can go on the ground and get this on a submission even though we don't see it quite often but he can mixed with striking and submission for sure so this is an interesting fight for me but I am going with Austen Lane for this fight,

I lost all of my bets well you can really never tell the outcome of the game and there are really monster teams outside of the NBA in what I see in these Fiba games or maybe because their chemistry was something we should not underestimate aswell and both teams if you examine their team they are link 2 teams that combined to be one so they have known each other and each other's playing pattern that is why their movement is so slick what I notice about Serbia and Germany team, surely if I have known this ahead maybe there can be a different outcome but surely I am surely witnessing these teams 1st hand,

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Here are the results of my bet for today's game,

Serbia VS Canada SCORE 95 - 86 - LOST

It was a grueling defeat Serbia knew who and when to place their defense they had to Stop Shai Gilgeious-Alexander from his track but he just managed to put in only 15 points in this game while RJ Barrett smoked in with 23 points but it was not enough as Serbia has managed to get the game on their track with their spread of points towards this game it was Ognjen Dobric 16 points and Nikola Milutinov has a double-double of 10 rebounds and 16 points,

USA VS Germany SCORE 111 - 113 - LOST

Actually, it was a close match I feel OK with the results but not my bet, I thought the USA could manage to make a comeback but Germany's lead was so large that the USA could not do anything to recover but Daniel Theis and Franz Wagner did a great job in making the lead, closer and I think that is a great thing for them to do, in making it that way but still the USA lost to Germany

He also accused Israel Adesanya having a fetish with his Dog which is down below the belt for sure that is really something intriguing if Adesanaya really doing it, but for sure there is not much proof to back it up actually I haven't seen the post yet and if he is really doing it he will never be blatantly posting it in Social media because he is a well-known super star for sure so something like this could pretty much ruin his reputation I am not to judge somebody's fetish because I think all of us has something like that but surely posting it on Social Media is something that is very horrible and mostly for animal lovers,

Well, I don't want to detail that kind of stuff and I also don't want us to engage in some issue's like that but for sure this is some tactics of Strickland for Izzy to loose focus, well regarding about the fight for sure Israel Adesanya is pretty much pissed off with Sean Strickland so he will explode and show it inside the Octagon for sure,


Nice! thanks to this and there might be some missed weight that made their fight cancelled so it will be a great information if there are anything like that happen, and yeah it will be on Australia so the time will be different in other countries, but surely thanks for this links,

You can say that is his Unique way of playing and even though I am also (not mad or really hate him) there is a certain vibe in me that loving him and hating him is how he is for me I think that Uniqueness is his quality even though he wants to change that certain something keeps on popping up in is skin and Luka Doncic said on the interview that Dillon Brooks was very Physical like he always does that a lot of people don't like him but he respected Brooks in what he does and that Brooks was good at it, even though he was sent out and can not be played anymore he also complained about the referee's and their wrong call regarding the game,

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Now my bet and predictions for the game today

Serbia VS Canada

The stake odds for this game are 2.70 for Serbia and 1.45 for Canada, In the recent game Canada got great winnings and they also have a formidable team to win the game but Serbia is also a game that likely doesn't want to be disregarded now for the line-up of Canada they have Luguentz Dort and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing at Oklahoma City Thunder, Nickeil Alexander-Walker playing at Minnesota Timberwolves, Dwight Powell playing at Dallas Mavericks, RJ Barrett playing at New York Knicks, Kelly Olynyk playing at Utah Jazz and Dillon Brooks that are playing now for the Houston Rockets, those are all the NBA Roster for Canada while Serbia has Filip Petrusev playing at Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Jovic playing at the Miami Heat, and Bogdan Bogdanovic playing at Atlanta Hawks are the only NBA Roster so for sure my pick is Canada

USA VS Germany

The stake odds for this game are 1.15 for the USA and 5.20 for this game we all know that the USA consists of NBA players while Germany has Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner both playing at Orlando Magic, Dennis Schroder playing at Toronto Raptors and Daniel Theis playing at Indiana Pacers, the interesting part for Germany as they have players that are originally football player (just Kidding) just because they are playing at FC Bayern München doesn't mean it is all football because FC Bayern also has BBL a basketball for their country, but this is the real fun fact Isaac Bonga once played in the NBA Los Angeles Lakers since 2018–2019, Washington Wizards since 2019–2021, and Toronto Raptors 2021–2022 but for my pick, I will still be picking the USA to win this game,

There is a lot of possibilities it could be a submission, or for sure if it is Israel Adesanya he will likely finish the fight in stand-up, because  that is his style he is the Stylebender, for sure he will surely be mark as a defense killer for sure but if the Stand-up will be very likely for Sean Strickland I think that Israel Adesanya will likely go for a submission, if he will not be dominant with the Stand-up!


For sure Conor McGregor is happy with what he has achieved but surely enough this is likely not good for his health and Steroids got a negative effect on his body for sure it is really affecting him Mentally and Physically so this is not a great effect for a fighter like Conor McGregor, for sure he is a change guy right now and I haven't recognize him anymore this is not the great guy McGregor that we once knew,


For this fight even if she spar with men but still didn't have the technicality that Alexa Grasso has I really think Alexa Grasso can still spar with men aswell, that showcasing dominant to Men kind of thing is really not my type and for sure I still prefer the technicality and fight IQ of Grasso over Valentina Shevchenko,

Well after the UFC 293 then we will be having this fight the UFC Fight Night Grasso VS Shevchenko for sure I will still be going with the fighting Kitten Alexa Grasso,

Well there are surely used for the Fingers in Martial arts maybe it was called "Bullshido" By Mark Mugen Striegl here is the funny Video, of Bullshido Alert! and for that little finger it got no sense on hurting anyone so yeah Rose Namajunas didn't really need it so she better of cut that little finger of her for a good result, so she can likely never going to be bothered getting injured on her pinky finger, for sure  I agree with you,


Didn't you notice what Sean Strickland did to Abus Magomedov, he exposes his striking for sure Abus Magomedov is one tough guy and for sure he is accurate in his striking but his boxing technicality is surely lacking and Sean Strickland exposes that with his boxing defense, Strickland just defended that heavy blows from him, and for sure he enhanced that boxing defense the only thing lacking was the defense for those kicks because he is more focus on the punching, and if he can added those kicks to be defended aswell then his defence will be impenetrable but for sure I will still go with Israel Adesanaya but for sure he got to be aware of those defense that is why this fight is going to be great for sure,


Actually he is getting on my nerves and it is irritating, to watch that I really don't like it for sure if Conor McGregor's purrposed was to show the Community that he can still fight and for sure he got a lot of confidence and for sure it is because of his physique, and likely the drugs had already gets into his head he is surely delusional,

For sure Luka Doncic has done his all to win but still, it is not enough as Canada has some powerhouse aswell, and they also got the Dynasty sure he got ejected from the game because of his classic taunting this time on the crowd, and after his 2nd technical Luka Doncic also got ejected for sure it was a fun and great game to watch and I got to admit Dillon Brooks is funny in this game if it wasn't for the booing I think he will not retaliate from that taunting for sure,

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The results of my picks for today's game,

Germany VS Latvia SCORE 81 - 79 - WIN

It was a close game for both these teams for sure Even though Latvia doesn't have any NBA players they managed to make a great game against Germany, but Germany has become a great team with Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner on the team, for this game the Germany has managed to make a win against the Latvia, Dennis Schroder just manage to get 9 points, Wagner Moritz got 10 points Andres Orst got 13 and Franz Wagner got 16 points

Canada VS Slovenia SCORE 100 - 89 - WIN

This game was wild, Dillon Brooks got ejected because of taunting the crowd, and the crowd didn't like that so Brooks got ejected after a while Luka Doncic also got ejected because of the 2 technical fouls, and so the crowd went mild as their are so many fans of Luka Doncic that the Canadian team manage to win it without Luka Doncic, and so Walker Nickeil Alexander got 14 points Dillon "Dynasty" Brooks got 14, RJ Barrett got 24 points and Gilgeous-Alexander Shai,  

Now! this is a much-awaited event for sure and for sure a lot of these events are Juicy indeed, We all know that Sean Strickland did fight Alex Pereira and lost with just 2:36 mins in Round 1 but that is not going to happen against Israel Adesanya if Strickland could defend those strikes I know Israel Adesanya won against Pereira by playing possum while leaning on the fence and timing that clean punch while Sean Strickland is moving forward to Peraira so Alex immediately catch him, for sure Sean Strickland will have a different strategy against Adesanya, 

While Co-Main Event will be very good aswell as Tuivasa is a great Bulldozer while Alexander Volkov is a technical fighter sure if Tuivasa still resolves with the same style and does not adjust it against Alexander Volkov then this is another defeat for Tai Tuivasa


It was quite odd, and for sure if you have a high volume of money there is still a chance to profit but if not then it is likely to just enjoy the fight for sure, and just like you I also don't have that huge amount so I will just make my prediction and enjoy the fight for sure while this fight is a great one and for me I want to see the press Conference for sure Sean Strickland will have another trash-talking series against Adesanya for sure,

For sure McLaren, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and Ferrari are the 2nd top teams in the F1 just next to RedBull no doubt about it when you choose racers that have the potential to go on the podium these teams are there for you to choose, for sure Max Verstappen is really undefeated in this season and I never really seen that his consecutive wins would be break anytime soon, but if Sergio Perez could master up his inner being to make it because they got the same car, for sure he likely can, but for sure any other teams might have a chance depending on their upgrades,


For sure this is Max Verstappen we are talking about and that High percentage is highly unlikely for Max Verstappen., I would love to see history being made in the F1 right now if Lewis Hamilton can break the sound barrier speed on his car and then a likelihood for Lewis Hamilton to Continue his Career all-time win record then we can see him crashing that for Verstappen, or Carlos Sainz's incredible performance in Monza could likely be on the next GP or maybe Lando Norris getting that likely 1 champion for this season there is a lot of possibilities but surely Max Verstappen could likely take Vettel's position at the end of this season,


Aw! That was a shame man, you just need to try it next time maybe your luck will not run out the next time you try, well, maybe Robert Lewandowski when he was still on Bayern Munich, but for sure Erling Haaland when he is now on Manchester City Max Verstappen still has a long way up ahead he is only 26 years old and I wish he doesn't mean the retirement thing on his 28 Years of age could be true and likely I wish he still continue to Race up to his 30's,